Helen Tracy (May 7, 1850 – September 5, 1924)[1] was an American stage and silent film actress.
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| Born | Helen T. Tracy May 7, 1850 Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. |
| Died | September 5, 1924 (aged 74) Staten Island, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | actress |
| Years active | 1916-1924 |
| Children | Virginia Tracy |
Tracy was born in Jacksonville, Florida, and grew up in San Francisco.[2]
Tracy's stage career began there in stock theater at the California Theatre. From there she went east, acting in stock for two years at the Boston Theatre. On September 20, 1870, she opened with Wallack's stock company, portraying Julia in The Rivals.[2] Her Broadway debut came in Birth (1871), and her last Broadway credit was Romance (1921).[3]
Tracy began working in films around 1916 and did only a few features.[citation needed]
She was the mother of Virginia Tracy[2] through a relationship with actor John McCullough.[citation needed]
She died at the Actors' Fund Home on Staten Island on September 5, 1924.[4]
Selected filmography edit
- Romeo and Juliet (1916)
- The Land of Promise (1917)
- Sunshine Nan (1918)
- Let's Get a Divorce (1918)
- Blue-Eyed Mary (1918)
- The Net (1923)
- Twenty-One (1923)
References edit
- ^ Silent Film Necrology, p.526 2ndEdition c.2001 by Eugene M. Vazzana ISBN 0-7864-1059-0
- ^ a b c Briscoe, Johnson (1907). The Actors' Birthday Book: An Authoritative Insight Into the Lives of the Men and Women of the Stage Born Between January 1 and December 31. Moffat, Yard. p. 109. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
- ^ "Helen Tracy". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on January 23, 2022. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
- ^ "Lillian Booth Actors Home". Brooklyn Times-Union. September 6, 1924. p. 2. Retrieved March 8, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
External links edit
- Helen Tracy at IMDb
- Helen Tracy IBDb.com
- still(University of Louisville, Macauley Theatre collection)
- Helen Tracy photo gallery New York Public Library, Billy Rose collection
- Tracy as a young actress(Wayback Machine)
- Helen Tracy in Victorian era swimming suit
